Sequence wins power, inductance patentsNews & Analysis 12/31/2003 Post a commentAdding to its patent portfolio, Sequence Design has been awarded U.S. patents for RTL power analysis and extraction of parasitic mutual inductance. Technology described in the patents has been integrated into Sequence products.

Boston to host UWB compatibility meeting in JuneNews & Analysis 12/31/2003 Post a commentThe International Telecommunication Union - Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) task group 1/8 has accepted an invitation sent on behalf of U.S. industry to hold its third meeting on compatibility between ultrawideband and radiocommunication services in Boston from June 9 to 18.

ESD devices save space in high-speed, high frequency appsProduct News 12/31/2003 Post a commentA new series of electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection diodes from Royal Philips Electronics protect consumer and communications applications from ESD and other voltage induced transient pulses, and saves up to 90% board space in high speed, high frequency applications.

Band interleaving paves way for 802.11aNews & Analysis 12/31/2003 Post a commentThe number of wireless-LAN users is growing exponentially. But with the majority of this equipment operating in the 2.4-GHz band with only three clear channels, as per 802.11b (11 Mbits/second) and 802.11g (54 Mbits/s),

Designing high-density voice-capable WLANsNews & Analysis 12/31/2003 Post a commentThe territory for large-scale enterprise wireless LANs is mostly uncharted, yet many are now looking at how to build a standards-based, enterprise-grade WLAN for both voice and high-user-density data.

802.11n: Defining a high-throughput WLANNews & Analysis 12/31/2003 Post a commentAt the January IEEE 802.11 interim meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Jan. 12-15, Task Group "n" is expected to issue a call for proposals for the high-throughput amendment to the 802.11 standard.

Wireless eyes throughput challengeNews & Analysis 12/31/2003 Post a commentThe proliferation of wireless networking in the office, at home and in public spaces has generated considerable interest in the technology's potential for serving an ever-expanding list of applications.

WLAN innovation relentlessNews & Analysis 12/31/2003 Post a commentWhile the impact of China's decision to opt for an encryption scheme that is incompatible with IEEE 802.11 standards has yet to be fully ascertained, it does not overshadow the rampant innovation sprouting from startups and established wireless-LAN players alike.

Transformers designed for rugged mil specsProduct News 12/31/2003 Post a commentThe rugged 4260-1646 and 4260-1647 Series of data bus interface transformers from Datatronics Romoland, Inc. support high-speed data transmission requirements in a wide range of mission critical industrial and military applications.

Boston to host UWB compatibility meeting in JuneNews & Analysis 12/31/2003 Post a commentThe International Telecommunication Union - Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) task group 1/8 has accepted an invitation sent on behalf of U.S. industry to hold its third meeting on compatibility between ultrawideband and radiocommunication services in Boston from June 9 to 18.

Boston to host UWB compatibility meeting in JuneNews & Analysis 12/31/2003 Post a commentThe International Telecommunication Union - Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) task group 1/8 has accepted an invitation sent on behalf of U.S. industry to hold its third meeting on compatibility between ultrawideband and radiocommunication services in Boston from June 9 to 18.

Analyst's Couch: ICs to grow 18% in '04News & Analysis 12/31/2003 Post a commentFueled by cellular phones, PCs and other products in the marketplace, the semiconductor business is expected to grow 18 percent in 2004 over 2003, according to International Data Corp. (IDC).

Juniper, Ciena land U.S. Defense Department contractNews & Analysis 12/31/2003 Post a commentJuniper Networks and Ciena have landed a multi-year contract with the Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), under which the two networking giants will provide equipment for the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency's Global Information GridBandwidth Expansion (GIG-BE) program.

Herscher out, Ping Chao in at CadenceNews & Analysis 12/30/2003 Post a commentA major management shuffle has taken place at Cadence Design Systems as Penny Herscher, executive vice president and general manager of that company's Design and Verification division, has stepped down, EE Times has learned. Herscher will be replaced by Ping Chao, who had subsequently been responsible for Cadence's digital IC solutions business.

Quad regulator takes care of LCDsProduct News 12/30/2003 Post a commentLinear Technology's LT1943 quad output regulator is designed specifically to power and protect 22-inch and larger thin-film transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT LCD) panels. Included in the power block (three supplies for the display as well as a 3.3- or 5-V logic supply) is a 2.6-amp boost regulator to drive the TFTs, a high voltage TFT biasing output, an inverter for negative TFT biasing, and a 2.4-amp buck regulator to power VLOGIC. All of the switchers are synchronized to an internal 1.2 M

Single Chip Processor for DVD RecordersProduct News 12/30/2003 Post a commentMurray Slovick's first take on the DMN-8602 processor for DVD recorders is that LSI Logic has come to play. Of particular note is the company's claim that the chip integrates a number of system functions resulting in a cost reduction (BOM) of up to $20 over and above LSI Logic's previous DVD recorder parts.

In conjunction with unveiling of EE Times’ Silicon 60 list, journalist & Silicon 60 researcher Peter Clarke hosts a conversation on startups in the electronics industry. One of Silicon Valley's great contributions to the world has been the demonstration of how the application of entrepreneurship and venture capital to electronics and semiconductor hardware can create wealth with developments in semiconductors, displays, design automation, MEMS and across the breadth of hardware developments. But in recent years concerns have been raised that traditional venture capital has turned its back on hardware-related startups in favor of software and Internet applications and services. Panelists from incubators join Peter Clarke in debate.